Modelled suppression of boundary-layer clouds by plants in a CO2-rich atmosphere

• DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1554
• Publication Date: 2012-08-31T14:38:14Z
• Authors: Jordi Vilà-Guerau...; Chiel C. van Heer...; Jos Lelieveld
• Keywords: Water cycle

Boundary-layer clouds modify the near-surface climate and interact with the water and carbon cycles. Biophysical modelling suggests that rising atmospheric CO2 levels and the associated closing of plant stomata may suppress boundary-layer cloud formation in the mid-latitudes, and demonstrates how biological and physical aspects of the climate system are intertwined.